Name a few albums which helped determine your musical tastes

Solti's Mahler cycle with the Chicago symphony.

I think I nearly memorized those LPs.

As I look back at my list, I can’t believe I left off Bob Dylan, Simon and Garfunkel, Jackson Browne, David Bowie, Lou Reed, Moody Blues, Van Morrison, CSNY...it never ends! I still feel like I’m forgetting someone.

Caravan- in the land of grey and pink
Robert Wyatt- Rock bottom
Magma- self titled
McDonald and Giles- self titled
Kevin Ayers- Whatevershebringswesing
Cream- Disraely gears
Edgar Broughton band- self titled
Pete Brown and Piblokto- Thousand on a raft
Lovecraft- Valley of the moon
NIN- Pretty hate machine
Pretty things- SF Sorrow
Procol Harum- Shine on brightly
Red hot chili peppers- blood sugar sex magik
Spirit- twelve dreams of Dr. Sardonicus
Tempest- self titled
Supertramp- Crime of the century
Zappa- Apostrophe
To name a few :)

Alvin & The Chipmunks..

As a guitarist, stumbling across Mississippi John Hurt's 1928 recordings on Okeh Records was life altering in terms of a vibe I wanted to integrate into my playing.  It became total comfort food for my soul while playing it or listening to it.  Country blues and John Hurt really only make less 1% of what I listen to now as my interests are truly diverse but that was a lifechanging album for me for sure.